Seat with ventilative property

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9901181-B2
Application number	US-201415021160-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2014
Priority date	Sep 26, 2013
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

To provide a seat with ventilative property, which can eliminate or minimize the possibility of its being permanently deformed and settled into an unrecoverable deformed state. In the seat with ventilative property, left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements are provided in a forwardly-facing region of a seat cushion of the seat, in a manner independent of each other, such that the left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements are respectively situated at: one location on which a left thigh portion of a seat occupant is to be contacted; and the other location on which a right thigh portion of the seat occupant is to be contacted. This arrangement can almost completely prevent a direct application of a weight of the seat occupant to the two three-dimensional network cushion elements. Therefore, the present invention has the effect that a permanent downward settling of the seat cushion SC can be prevented, so that a short life of the seat due to such permanent settling may be substantially avoided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat with ventilative property comprising:
a seat cushion having a ventilative property;
a main foam padding portion provided in said seat cushion, said main foam padding portion being formed of an urethane foam material,
a three-dimensional network cushion element having an air-permeable, ventilative property that is provided in said main foam padding portion in an integral manner,
said three-dimensional network cushion element including: a left three-dimensional network cushion element; and a right three-dimensional network cushion element, said left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements being respectively situated at left and right locations in a forwardly-facing region of the main foam padding portion, thereby being independent of each other therein,
wherein said left location is a location on which substantially a left thigh portion of a seat occupant is to be contacted, whereas said right location is a location on which substantially a right thigh portion of said seat occupant is to be contacted, and that both said right and left three-dimensional network cushion elements penetrate said main foam padding portion in a direction from an upper surface to a lower surface of said main foam padding portion; and
a urethane foam impregnation layer that is disposed on one or more lateral surfaces of each of said left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements.

2. The seat with ventilative property as described in claim 1 , further comprising: a base portion formed in a shape of a plate is provided so as to be integral with a lower end portion of each of said left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements, and that said base portion is to be a point for contact with a wall surface area of a die for forming said seat cushion, said wall surface area being so configurated to define a cavity of said die.

3. A seat with ventilative property comprises:
a seat back;
a main foam padding portion provided in said seat back, said main foam padding portion being formed of an urethane foam material,
a three-dimensional network cushion element having an air-permeable, ventilative property that is provided in said main foam padding portion in an integral manner,
said three-dimensional network cushion element including: a left three-dimensional network cushion element; and a right three-dimensional network cushion element, said left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements being respectively disposed at left and right locations in an upper region of the main foam padding portion,
wherein said upper region is a location on which substantially a back portion of a seat occupant is to be contacted, and that both said right and left three-dimensional network cushion elements penetrate said main foam padding portion in a direction from a front surface to a rear surface of said main foam padding portion; and
a urethane foam impregnation layer that is disposed on one or more lateral surfaces of each of said left and right three-dimensional network cushion elements.

Assignees

• Tachi S Co

Inventors

• Miyata Kei
• Yoshikawa Junpei

Classifications

• B68G11/04 Primary

  mainly composed of resilient materials, e.g. of foam rubber · CPC title

• B60N2/7017

  characterised by the manufacturing process; manufacturing upholstery or upholstery springs not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60N2/5664

  with unforced air circulation, i.e. not using a fan or the like · CPC title

• A47C27/22

  with both fibrous and foamed material inlays · CPC title

• A47C7/40

  for the back · CPC title